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the transparency of a cuben fiber tarp

So, I did a nice almost 20 mile hike Tuesday with temps in the mid to upper 80's and very humid. Downed a lot of fluids throughout the day, and especially once in camp for the night. This, of course, led to a 1 am wake up call to visit a man about a mule....

Upon waking I take a few seconds to get my bearings. My tarp is in porch mode and I can see, without light, to my left just fine off into the woods. When I look to my right I wonder why it's foggy. The confusion rattles in my brain for a few minutes as to why I'm in the middle of fog on the right and clear on the left. Then I wake a little more to the realization that I'm looking through the cuben fiber tarp that's giving a "foggy" impression. Got a little laugh outta that one!

Not being a morning person, I generally sleep in such that it shortens my time on the trail. I can see where a cuben tarp could change all that ... I'm just not sure whether it's a good change or a bad change

The transparency of the cuben tarp has only been a problem one time. 2sticks (daughter) was using the cuben tarp while playing with her Gameboy. The light from the game made the cuben tarp a huge spotlight for all the bugs to see. You could hear the bugs hitting the tarp like rain.